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Claudio Arrau

1903 - 1991

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Claudio Arrau León (Spanish: [ˈklawðjo aˈraw]; February 6, 1903 – June 9, 1991) was a Chilean and American pianist known for his interpretations of a vast repertoire spanning the baroque to 20th-century composers, especially Bach, Mozart, Beethoven, Schubert, Chopin, Schumann, Liszt and Brahms. He is widely considered one of the greatest pianists of the twentieth century. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Claudio Arrau is the 214th most popular musician (down from 193rd in 2019), the 13th most popular biography from Chile and the most popular Chilean Musician.

Claudio Arrau is a Chilean pianist who became famous for his interpretations of the music of Franz Liszt, Beethoven, and Schubert.

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Among musicians, Claudio Arrau ranks 214 out of 3,175. Before him are Giovanni Battista Martini, Lisa Gerrard, Willie Nelson, Steve Harris, Dizzy Gillespie, and Eric Peterson. After him are Kitarō, Izzy Stradlin, David A. Stewart, Ronnie Wood, Caetano Veloso, and Gidon Kremer.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1903, Claudio Arrau ranks 53. Before him are Julius Fučík, Abul A'la Maududi, Eliot Ness, Giulio Natta, Bruno Bettelheim, and Andrei Grechko. After him are Kenneth Clark, Georg Elser, George Davis Snell, Ernest Walton, Alonzo Church, and Yisrael Kristal. Among people deceased in 1991, Claudio Arrau ranks 41. Before him are Yumjaagiin Tsedenbal, Stan Getz, Jean Tinguely, Don Siegel, Gunnar Gren, and Martha Graham. After him are Salvador Luria, Leo Fender, Alfonso García Robles, Richard Stone, George Stigler, and Tony Richardson.

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In Chile

Among people born in Chile, Claudio Arrau ranks 13 out of 321. Before him are Hugo Gunckel Lüer (1901), Manuel Pellegrini (1953), Víctor Jara (1932), Bernardo O'Higgins (1778), Sebastián Piñera (1949), and Luis Sepúlveda (1949). After him are Sergio Badilla Castillo (1947), Violeta Parra (1917), Jorge Medina (1926), Roberto Bolaño (1953), Patricio Aylwin (1918), and Iván Zamorano (1967).

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Among MUSICIANS In Chile

Among musicians born in Chile, Claudio Arrau ranks 1. After him are Violeta Parra (1917), and Tom Araya (1961).

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